Amelia Cazares v. Acro International Inc.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin granted Amelia Cazares’s motion for default judgment against Acro International Inc. on her claim that the defendant’s website violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The court ordered a permanent injunction requiring Acro International to bring its website into ADA compliance within 180 days, while denying additional declaratory and injunctive relief.

Holdings

1. The admitted well-pleaded allegations establish that Acro International violated Title III of the ADA by operating an inaccessible website that denied Cazares equal access to goods and services because of her disability.
2. Cazares is entitled to a permanent injunction requiring Acro International to bring its website into compliance with the ADA within 180 days.
3. The injunction must be limited to requiring Acro International to bring its website into compliance with the ADA; the court declined to order the additional specific measures requested by Cazares.
4. Declaratory relief stating that Acro International's website violated Title III is inappropriate because Cazares seeks a declaration concerning past discrimination.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the well-pleaded allegations admitted by Defendant's default establish liability under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
2. Whether Plaintiff is entitled to permanent injunctive relief requiring Defendant to bring its website into compliance with the ADA.
3. Whether Plaintiff is entitled to additional specific injunctive relief, declaratory relief, or reservation of jurisdiction over attorneys' fees and costs.

Disposition

other